What is the difference between ASP and PHP? Which language is better? Which is more popular? Which is more easier to learn? Plz Tell Me More and More information I know PHP is better but i want to know how you think ! Thanks

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if you know somethig, why ask?

ASP = Microsoft
PHP = Open Source

And all the rest of the questions are answered whether you like one or the other.

Here are some stats from php.net: http://www.php.net/usage.php

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yes, use PHP, better for your money.

The difference it´s said. ASP is the one from Microsoft, to use in IIS servers (which are not free) and PHP is free and you have to use it on Apache servers (which ARE free).

I only know a little PHP but as far as I know, has the same difficulty as ASP, and when you learn one of these, it´s very easy to assimilate the other, but you can find a lot more help and tutorials about PHP on the net. So, obviousily PHP is more popular.

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diff between asp n php
What Is The Difference Between Asp And Php?

The main reasons I choose php over asp is :
1) php is WELL documented
2) php has MySQL functions (MySQL is godly)
3) php can be run for practical/everyday use via command line (not sure if asp can or can't)
4) php runs smoothly with Apache (I use a ton of Apache modules)
5) php code is similar to Perl, which is like 100 times easier to read logically than asp/Visual Basic.
6) IIS sure has had a lot more exploits than Apache (keep in mind that asp is essentially written for IIS)

And yes, I know you can run php as CGI on IIS but it's just not the same... It's not meant to be.
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